Seminars and company events
City Winery New York City can host company events from a private dinner for 26 to a full buyout for 600 seated or 1,000 standing guests. The venue is on Pier 57, at 25 11th Avenue in Chelsea, on Manhattan's west side, and combines a working winery, a concert venue and a restaurant in one building.
For business groups, the draw is the built-in production. The Main Venue has a permanent stage and a state-of-the-art AV system, and The Loft has a removable stage with its own AV, so keynotes, panels, award nights and live music can run without bringing in a full rig. The Mezzanine Level and the private dining rooms are also equipped with AV. The events team offers corporate meeting planning, holiday parties and client dinners, and professional event staff work each event. Groups can add a wine blending session in the working winery, a hands-on activity that gives a team something to do together between the talks and the dinner.
Weddings and receptions
City Winery sells urban winery weddings, with ceremony, dinner and dancing under one roof. The Hudson River Dining Room and the Barrel Room both look over the river, and a full buyout brings floor-to-ceiling windows with river views into the plan. Milestone birthdays, anniversaries and other private celebrations are booked as well, and the team prepares packages so the details are settled in advance.
Rooms and capacities
Spaces can be hired alone or combined. The full buyout gives exclusive use of the venue for 600 seated or 1,000 at a reception. The River Level buyout takes 450 seated or 675 standing. Within it, the Main Venue seats 350 or holds 450 standing, the Mezzanine Level takes 150 seated or 225 standing, and The Loft 150 seated or 175 standing. Smaller rooms include the Hudson River Dining Room, 85 seated or 120 standing, with river and sunset views, the Barrel Room, 50 seated or 65 standing, and The Gallery, for receptions of up to 50. Two private dining rooms seat 26 guests.
Catering
Food and drink are handled in-house. The kitchen writes fully customizable menus for each event, which the team describes as chef-driven, and the wine comes from the venue's own winery. The restaurant also runs chef and winemaker dinners and serves dinner during shows, which gives organizers a sense of the house style before they book.
History and setting
City Winery opened in New York in 2008 and moved to Pier 57 in 2020, when the pier on the Hudson River Park waterfront was redeveloped. The Meatpacking District and the High Line are a short walk away, which helps when guests want to continue the evening nearby.
Getting there
The entrance is at 25 11th Avenue, at West 15th Street. The nearest subway station is 14 St / 8 Av, on the A, C, E and L lines, about a 12-minute walk. Paid parking is available in the Pier 57 garage. Newark, LaGuardia and JFK airports are each 30 to 60 minutes by car, depending on traffic.
